The Jerry Poppenhouse collection of photographs on canvas art was donated to Elder Care to be used to benefit our programs. Nine of the 73 pieces on display will be included in a 2023 online auction. All proceeds benefit Elder Care. Following the close of the in-person exhibit at the BCC on January 29, 2023, the online auction will continue until February 14, 2023. No in-person bidding. This fundraiser is made possible through the generous support of the Bartlesville Community Center and Jerry Poppenhouse. Online Auction About Jerry Poppenhouse Poppenhouse worked as a creative photo designer for Phillips Petroleum Co. in Bartlesville. His work for Phillips has taken him worldwide and brought him face-to-face with international celebrities. He has observed tribal rituals of African natives and battled minus-85-degree temperatures in Alaska. He's been buffeted by 60-foot waves in the North Sea and blinded by the darkness of the Amazon jungle in Peru. All for the sake of visual recording. And he has photographed Luciano Pavarotti, Walt Disney, Robert Redford, and a wealth of intriguing faces. He has received the Chicago Award of Excellence, the Cine Golden Eagle, the United States Industrial Silver Screen Award, the American Advertising Federation Award, the Graphex Proclamation in Photography, the Addy Award for Excellence in Advertising, and the Oklahoma Film and Television Producers Association Gold Award.

Seniors Connect kicks off its 2023 educational series with a seminar featuring Laura Jensen Bartlesville Community Foundation Executive Director. By 2023 the population of adults 65 and older will be larger than any other age group for the first time in history. Join us as we look at how this might affect the way we work and provide services to our community.   Wednesday, January 4, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm RSVP January 3, 2023 by calling (918) 336-8500   The Bartlesville Community Foundation Executive Director, Laura Jensen, joined the Foundation in May of 2017 after six years in the banking industry. Since, she has led many organization projects and was appointed Executive Director in 2022. Laura holds a primary Bachelor of Science in human nutrition degree with a focus in public health, a secondary Bachelor of Science degree in gerontology from Kansas State University, and a master’s degree in business administration from Rogers State University. Locally, she serves as a volunteer for many organizations, including the City of Bartlesville Board of Adjustment, and is a graduate of Leadership Bartlesville Class 27. Laura’s husband is a Data Engineer for Phillips 66, and they have one daughter.

Meet Go Global partners and learn more about our Go Travel Trips for 2023. We will talk about our upcoming planned trips and learn a little bit about what you can expect. To check out our upcoming trips, visit AboutElderCare.org/GoTravel. About Go-Globel Since 1992, our mission has been to provide authentic, worry-free, stress-free European travel adventures that not only inspire and inform but also prepare us to better understand and actively contribute to the world in which we live! We are experts in worry and stress-free, safe, and authentic travel experiences and adventures We are providers of worldwide travel concierge service Our vision is to lead tours and provide services that lead to meaningful, life-enhancing, life-changing experiences. Our goal is to be known as caring experts and trustworthy providers of value-driven travel services and purveyors of worry-free, stress-free, and authentic travel adventures.

"No skills required" painting party: Team-building & friendship experience! Includes materials and light refreshments. Open to all adults. Payment is needed at registration and includes all materials. Register Here About Valerie Unruh Fine Art Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Life Valerie Unruh began her journey of being an artist when she was a young teenager.  She started out with oils, moved to pen and ink, included some wood burning along the way, and met up with graphite and colored pencils in her early twenties.  She is now an artist who uses many mediums to render what the subject requires.  She primarily works with acrylics, but occasionally paints with oil.  She is predominately a self-taught artist but has also learned from numerous professional artists. In 2021, Valerie completed 9 murals for the City of Collinsville.  Eight of those murals are on utility boxes along Main Street in Collinsville, OK.  One mural is of a large butterfly on a garage door in their City Plaza. Valerie is also an instructor of fine art.  She believes that all things are created uniquely.  As she instructs others, she notices that each individual sees things differently.  We can all be drawing the same subject, but each person’s rendition is totally different.  Oh, we all have those artists whose work we so admire.  We try to do exactly how they instruct and it never turns out the same. She allows each individual to create a piece how they see it and not how she sees it. One of her favorite quotes by Paul Gardner is ~ A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places.  She was born and raised in Ulysses, Kansas.  She now resides in Claremore, Oklahoma.  She has taught classes for Elder Care in Bartlesville since 2009.  She is a past art show judge for the Verdigris Valley Art Exhibit in Independence, KS.  She has judged several student art shows in the area.  She is a past board member of the Bartlesville Art Association.  She owns The Artist’s Retreat in Collinsville, OK where she teaches classes to all ages.   Painting parties are fabulous team-building experiences. - Angie Thompson, Development Director